Purifying America : women, cultural reform, and pro-censorship activism, 1873-1933 / Alison M. Parker.
By: Parker, Alison M. (Alison Marie)
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TextSeries: Women in American history: Publisher: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [1997]Copyright date: ©1997Description: xii, 286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0252066251 (pbk. : acidfree paper); 0252023293 (cloth : acid-free paper)Subject(s): Women social reformers -- United States -- History | Women -- Social and moral questions | Woman's Christian Temperance Union -- History | Censorship -- United States -- History | Popular culture -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States -- History | United States -- Moral conditions -- HistoryDDC classification: 303.48/4/092273 LOC classification: HQ1419 | .P27 1997Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages [231]-276) and index.| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [231]-276) and index.
Women's activism and alliances : WCTU crusades and the quest for political power -- The suppression of impure literature : impressionable children, protective mothers -- Guardians of public morals" : professional identity and the American Library Association -- Amateur censors and critics : creating an alternative cultural hierarchy -- Mothering the movies : women reformers and popular culture -- The production of "pure" children's literature : the WCTU's young crusader -- Hearts uplifted and minds refreshed : promoting and producing pure culture.